Comments for The Further Adventures of Spacemom

Comment on Smile and wave by Pink Devora

Pink Devora — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:22:32 +0000

Gorgeous.

Comment on The one about religion-part five by Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:22:39 +0000

Thanks for finishing. I was also born in Buffalo (mom’s from Tonawanda and dad is from Depew) and am now an excessively lapsed Catholic. My parents keep giving me books about returning to the Catholic church but I’m at the point where I don’t even think I’d be in on the liberal fringes in belief. My daughter (just turned 6) has been asking a lot of questions about G-d lately so I’m wondering if I should find some sort of liberal church (UU?) so she can perhaps find what she seems to be looking for. So, no flames, thank you for giving me more to think about.

Comment on Tapping the mic by Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:32:43 +0000

wheat the root of all evil . wheat free for 7 months! I hope you get it sorted, that will be a big relief.

Comment on The War Against Women by anne nahm

anne nahm — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:01:27 +0000

Thank you for this. Sometimes it feels like I’m going nuts that these things are happening and nobody seems to be paying attention to it. I don’t know what to do, since none of these states are my home, but day after day, I read what is happening and am stupified by my level of WTFness.

Comment on The One About Religion–Part Four by freelearners

freelearners — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:37:52 +0000

When my brother died in 1996 (he was 27) in a plane crash, people often talked about “why” it had happened. God wanted him in heaven. It was God’s plan. It’s part of life’s mystery. I was like….it was an *accident*. Why does everybody seem to need to find a reason for this? Shit happens and that is all there is too it. As you say, Spacemom, life isn’t fair. I dunno, me the atheist seemed to have a much easier time accepting what had happened than those who wanted to believe that everything happens for a reason. I get “accidents”. I don’t get omnipotent being who stands by and lets all this happen.

Comment on The One About Religion–part one by freelearners

freelearners — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:24:43 +0000

I was raised Catholic, attended Catholic school for 12 years. I served as an alter girl until, when I was in grade 4, the Vatican decided that such roles were wasted on women because they would never become priests. I was outraged. That I consider to be the start of my falling out with the Church, the final nail in the coffin being when I went to University, met many nice people who weren’t Catholic, and decided the whole “you’ll go to hell if you don’t believe” schtick made no sense. I, like you, asked many questions of my religion teachers that were never answered to my satisfaction and were often actively discouraged. My working definition of the word “faith” throughout my childhood was “shut up and just believe me”. As for heaven, well my father was a (no longer practising) Anglican and the idea that he would burn in hell would have been very frightening to a child if I didn’t find it ludicrous to start with. Yup, I have to say Spacemom that your journey so far sounds rather familiar. Look forward to reading more…

Comment on The One About Religion–Part Four by Robin from Israel

Robin from Israel — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:19:14 +0000

Thank you for sharing your story. My own path to atheism was a different one but like yours, it culminated with a dear friend’s unspeakable tragedy. After that there was just no going back.

Take good care my friend.

Comment on The One About Religion–part one by Christeen

Christeen — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:03:00 +0000

Wonderful write, wonderful web page theme, continue the good work

Comment on For Susan by Robin from Israel

Robin from Israel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:15 +0000

Beautifully said. The world lost a brightly shining star this week, but her light will continue to shine out on the lives of all those she touched, and my god, she touched so very many, she taught so many.

Goodbye Susan, you will be so very missed.

Comment on The One About Religion–part one by spacemom

spacemom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:03:04 +0000

*snort*